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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chamber Music Festival - K2
ITALIEN
Bouchkov, Ceku, Ferràndez, Kloeckner, Lee, Lewis, Lipman, Roozeman, Sitkovetsky, Soltani, Soulez-Larivière

Participants

  • Christel Lee violin
  • Marc Bouchkov violin
  • Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
  • Geneva Lewis violin
  • Sara Ferrández viola
  • Jonathan Roozeman Cello
  • Petrit Çeku Gitarre
  • Kian Soltani Cello
  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Benedict Kloeckner Cello

Programme

Luciano Berio (1925–2003)
• Duos (Duetti) for 2 Violins – approx. 6' 

Christel Lee, violin 
Marc Bouchkov, violin

Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
• Italian Serenade for String Quartet in G major – approx. 8' 

Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin 
Geneva Lewis, violin 
Sara Ferrandez, viola 
Jonathan Roozeman, cello

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
• Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major (“Fandango”), G. 448 – approx. 20' 
I. Pastorale 
II. Allegro maestoso 
III. Grave assai 
IV. Fandango

Petrit Ceku, guitar 
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin 
Christel Lee, violin 
Sara Ferrandez, viola 
Kian Soltani, cello

INTERMISSION

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
• String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence” – approx. 40' 
I. Allegro con spirito 
II. Adagio cantabile e con moto 
III. Allegretto moderato 
IV. Allegro vivace

Marc Bouchkov, violin 
Geneva Lewis, violin 
Sao Soulez-Larivière, viola 
Matthew Lipman, viola 
Kian Soltani, cello 
Benedict Kloeckner, cello

 

Programme subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chamber Music Festival - K3
ÖSTERREICH
Duval, Höfele, Jégou-Sageman, Kloeckner, Lewis, Lipman, Momen, Moreau, Oe, Schwabe, Soulez-Larivière, Thiele

Participants

  • Irène Duval violin
  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola
  • Benedict Kloeckner Cello
  • Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
  • Friedrich Thiele Cello
  • Jérémie Moreau piano
  • Mishka Rushdie Momen piano
  • Geneva Lewis violin
  • Kaoru Oe violin
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Gabriel Schwabe cello

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
• Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 – approx. 15' 
I. Allegro 
II. Adagio 
III. Rondeau: Allegro

Michael Höfele, oboe 
Irène Duval, violin 
Sao Soulez-Larivière, viola 
Benedict Kloeckner, cello

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
• Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 (“Ghost Trio”) – approx. 25' 
I. Allegro vivace e con brio (D major) 
II. Largo assai ed espressivo (D minor) 
III. Presto (D major)

Sarah Jégou-Sageman, violin 
Friedrich Thiele, cello 
Jeremie Moreau, piano

INTERMISSION

Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 (1911) – approx. 5' 

Mishka Momen, piano

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957)
• Piano Quintet in E major, Op. 15 – approx. 35' 
I. Mäßiges Zeitmaß, mit schwungvoll blühendem Ausdruck 
II. Adagio. Mit größter Ruhe, stets äußerst gebunden und ausdrucksvoll 
III. Finale. Gemessen beinahe pathetisch

Geneva Lewis, violin 
Kaoru Oe, violin 
Matthew Lipman, viola 
Gabriel Schwabe, cello 
Mishka Momen, piano

 

Programme subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chamber Music Festival - K4
FRANKREICH
Abdelmoula, Duval, Jégou-Sageman, Johanns, Kloeckner, Lipman, Mohamed, Navon, Schwabe, Soulez-Larivière, Verherve, Winker

Participants

  • Francoise Verherve
  • Stephanie Winker
  • Thorsten Johanns clarinet
  • Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
  • Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
  • Gabriel Schwabe Cello
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
  • Itai Navon piano
  • Irène Duval violin
  • Sindy Mohamed viola
  • Benedict Kloeckner Cello

Programme

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
• Introduction et Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet (1905) – approx. 11' 

Francoise Verherve, harp 
Stephanie Winker, flute 
Thorsten Johanns, clarinet 
Sarah Jégou-Jageman, violin 
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin 
Matthew Lipman, viola 
Gabriel Schwabe, cello

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
• Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp – approx. 16' 
I. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato 
II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto 
III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto

Stephanie Winker, flute 
Matthew Lipman, viola 
Francoise Verherve, harp

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
• Scaramouche, Op. 165b (version for clarinet and piano) – approx. 10' 
I. Vif 
II. Modéré 
III. Brazileira (Mouvement de Samba)

Thorsten Johanns, clarinet 
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano

INTERMISSION

Erik Satie (1866–1925)
• Gnossienne No. 1 for solo piano – approx. 3' 

Itai Navon, piano

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
• Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 41 – approx. 31' 
I. Allegretto 
II. Andante maestoso ma con moto 
III. Poco allegro più tosto moderato 
IV. Allegro

Irène Duval, violin 
Sindy Mohamed, viola 
Benedict Kloeckner, cello 
Itai Navon, piano

 

Programme subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chamber Music Festival - K5
RUSSLAND
Abdelmoula, Hamos, Kim, Kuyumcuyan, Mohamed, Oe, Schwabe, Soulez-Larivière, Thiele

Participants

  • Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
  • Kaoru Oe violin
  • Sindy Mohamed viola
  • Gabriel Schwabe Cello
  • Julia Hamos piano
  • Emil Kuyumcuyan
  • Suyoen Kim violin
  • Friedrich Thiele Cello
  • Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
• String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished), TH ii/30 – approx. 13' 
II. Romance: Andante espressivo (G minor) 
III. Scherzo: Allegro (D major)

Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin 
Kaoru Oe, violin 
Sindy Mohamed, viola 
Gabriel Schwabe, cello

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) / arr. Oriol Cruixent
• Suite for Variety Orchestra (“Jazz Suite No. 2”) – for piano trio & 3 percussionists – approx. 25' 

Julia Hamos, piano 
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin 
Gabriel Schwabe, cello 
Emil Kuyumcuyan, percussion 
N.N., percussion

INTERMISSION

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
• Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 “À la mémoire d’un grand artiste” – approx. 50' 
I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai – Allegro giusto 
II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto 
– Finale e coda: Allegro risoluto e con fuoco

Suyeon Kim, violin 
Friedrich Thiele, cello 
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano

 

Programme subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chamber Music Festival - K6
POLEN
Abdelmoula, Consonni, Duval, Fritsch, Kim, Moreau, Moreau, Oe, Soulez-Lariviere, Xu

Participants

  • Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
  • Peijun Xu viola
  • Edgar Moreau harpsichord
  • Suyoen Kim violin
  • Irène Duval violin
  • Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
  • Martina Consonni piano
  • Kaoru Oe violin
  • Sebastian Fritsch Cello

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
• Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for String Trio – approx. 27' 
I. Marcia: Allegro – Adagio 
II. Menuetto: Allegretto 
III. Adagio – Scherzo: Allegro molto – Adagio 
IV. Allegretto alla polacca 
V. Andante quasi allegretto – Variations – Allegro – Tempo I 
VI. Marcia: Allegro

Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin 
Peijun Xu, viola 
Edgar Moreau, cello

Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925)
• Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 – approx. 20' 
I. Allegro energico 
II. Allegro moderato 
III. Lento assai 
IV. Molto vivace

Suyoen Kim, violin 
Irène Duval, violin 
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano

INTERVAL

Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
• Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos – approx. 5'

Martina Consonni, piano 
Jeremie Moreau, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
• Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8 – approx. 30' 
I. Allegro con fuoco 
II. Scherzo: Vivace 
III. Adagio sostenuto 
IV. Finale: Allegretto

Kaoru Oe, violin 
Sebastian Fritsch, cello 
Martina Consonni, piano

 

Program subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chamber Music Festival - K7
NORWEGEN
Duval, Fritsch, Hemsing, Jégou-Sageman, Kim, Mohamed, Moreau, Navon, Oe, Soulez-Larivière, Thiele, Xu

Participants

  • Ragnhild Hemsing
  • Edgar Moreau Cello
  • Itai Navon piano
  • Kaoru Oe violin
  • Sindy Mohamed viola
  • Suyoen Kim violin
  • Irène Duval violin
  • Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
  • Peijun Xu viola
  • Sebastian Fritsch Cello
  • Friedrich Thiele Cello

Programme

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
• Andante in C minor for Piano Trio – approx. 11' 

Ragnhild Hemsing, violin 
Edgar Moreau, cello 
Itai Navon, piano

Ragnhild Hemsing (*1988)
Vetra – Chamber Suite based on Norwegian folk melodies for Hardanger fiddle (Norwegian folk fiddle) and strings

Ragnhild Hemsing, Hardanger fiddle 
Kaoru Oe, violin 
Sarah Jégou-Sageman, violin 
Sindy Mohamed, viola 
Edgar Moreau, cello 
N.N., bass

INTERVAL

Johan Svendsen (1840–1911)
• String Octet in A major, Op. 3 – approx. 38' 
I. Allegro risoluto ben marcato 
II. Allegro scherzoso 
III. Andante sostenuto 
IV. Finale: Moderato – Allegro assai con fuoco

Suyeon Kim, violin 
Irène Duval, violin 
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin 
Sarah Jégou-Sageman, violin 
Sindy Mohamed, viola 
Peijun Xu, viola 
Sebastian Fritsch, cello 
Friedrich Thiele, cello

 

Program subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chor im Casals Forum
ECHO VOCAL ENSEMBLE - ECHOES ACROSS TIME
Echo Vocal Ensemble

Participants

  • Echo Vocal Ensemble

Programme

Selected songs by Einojuhani Rautavaara, John Sheppard, Carlo Gesualdo, Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk, Sarah Dacey, John Barber, Arvo Pärt, and others.

Subject to change.

Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig
Kronberg Academy on Tour
Kronberg Academy on Tour - Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig
Moreau, Van der Rest

Participants

  • Pauline van der Rest violin
  • Jérémie Moreau piano

Programme

The program will be announced later.

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 FSS Janine Jansen
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS: POETISCHE FARBEN
Jansen, Kozhukhin, Kronberg Young Soloists

Participants

  • Janine Jansen violin
  • Denis Kozhukhin piano
  • Kronberg Young Soloists

Programme

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Duo for Violin and Viola No. 1 in G major, K. 423

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Piano Trio in A minor

 

Further works will be announced at a later date.

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 FSS Janine Jansen
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS: DRAMATISCHE VARIATIONEN
Blendulf, Jansen, Kozhukhin, Kronberg Young Soloists

Participants

  • Janine Jansen violin
  • Daniel Blendulf cello
  • Denis Kozhukhin piano
  • Kronberg Young Soloists

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23, String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for chamber orchestra, Op. 10

 

Subject to change